I think Joe Azar is still a little sore at me. The good news — for somebody — is that least one reader out there agrees completely with Katon.
Here’s what Joe sent out to his e-mail list last night:
jsa-Unbelievable! Brad Warthen has really stepped over the line with Republicans and
Democrats alike. I missed his comment because I don’t read his columns in much depth (as they do not have much depth). But Brad insulted the Democrats more than the Republicans by telling them not to waste their votes in their own primary but to vote in the GOP primary. He called the Dems dead and useless in his Bradley Warthen sort of way. Unbelievable! What arrogance! Management should strongly reconsider who they have writing for them. Here is the link to his article: http://blogs.thestate.com/bradwarthensblog/2006/06/steakvssizzle_c.html. The comment is third paragraph from the end. Read Katon Dawson’s letter (below) first and it all makes sense. Every Democrat should be incensed, as well as Republicans, and all voters. What kind of person would tell voters they are in a loser party and should abandon it for another? We need at least a two party system but Warthen is all for killing one party. Imagine if most Democrats did as he said? What would become of their party? I am sure Bradley has some lame excuse (does not his majesty always have some convoluted rational?) for his sick suggestion, and it would be appropriate to frame it at the bottom of the cat box, commode, or urinal.
Though he has come after me, and everyone can understand why I would have reason to dislike him, I just cannot believe he is either so pompous, arrogant, unintelligent, or uncaring, to have said what he did. Maybe he is drunk with his own personal power and is trying to manipulate the vote to prove his power. Maybe he is mad at someone in the Dem’s administration, or, more likely, one of the Dem candidates for governor and intends to show them his power to get back at them. Whatever it is, vote your conscience and party of your choice, especially this election. Always do, regardless of the polls or pompous editors like Brad. Never let the media prejudice your vote. And don’t bother writing Brad, nor his blog. It only gives him more power and proves to
management people are reading. Just ignore, don’t read his dribble, and do not blog or write him. (Why bother anyhow as he is always right.) That will do more good over time to get him transferred down to the stock room or Environmental Engineering!
You know, before this gets out of hand, somebody needs to tell both Joe and Katon that the usual word is "drivel." Although it is related to that other word.
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Why do you have to rationalize away honest criticism as some personal, emotional reaction? I guess the answer to that is obvious.
Just face up to the fact that honest people are offended by your advocacy of dishonest voting.
If you don’t understand that, talk to your priest.
OK, now, is that Lee, or is that the other guy?
Whoever it is, we are speaking different languages. Party-line voting is the most intellectually dishonest force in American politics.
Your concept of “honest” and mine are apparently as different as night and day.
I would outlaw straight-party voting, but you are trying to change the subject. You advocated Democrats voting in Republican primaries to skew the results. That’s dirty and negative and more of what is wrong with elections.
Apparently your excuse is that all politics is dishonest, so there is no such thing as cheating or sabotage. Yet you wonder why most Americans don’t feel it is any use to vote. I guess it is nothing but a game to the news business, to be manipulated solely to sell more papers and advertising. Very cynical.
Party-line voting is the most intellectually dishonest force in American politics.
Really? “Intellectually dishonest?” How so?
Lee, KC, I consider myself an “independent” voter, since I have not offically placed my name on the roll of either party. I’m not alone, I seem to recall ~ 35% of SC’s registered voters self-identify with that label. Yet I voted in the primaries. Do you feel this was an instrinsically dishonest act? When I went, the kindly lady with the sign up sheet asked me “Which primary would you like to vote in?” She did not ask anything about what party I identify with.
I am not a Republican, either, but I didn’t vote against anyone. As much as I despise the shriveled little club of corruption that the Democratic Party has become, I wouldn’t vote in their primary to mess it up.
Brad Warthen encouraged partisan Democrats to mess up the GOP primary. That’s childish and disgusting.